Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 68.2% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Manila, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱259.56
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
$7.15
€6.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.16
|
$1.57
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱25.96
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱193.85
|
$5.33
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱376.98
|
$6.01
€5.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱119.01
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.12
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.25
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱78.38
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.57
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱49.79
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.36
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱308.45
|
$6.08
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱706.00
|
$43.98
€41.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
$19,790.09
€18,568.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱156.25
|
$17.32
€16.25
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
$32.85
€30.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
$679.12
€637.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
$557.97
€523.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
$142.33
€133.54
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
$372.90
€349.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
$6,706.64
€6,292.51
|
|
pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱80.98
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱176.97
|
$3.59
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
$62.53
€58.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱353.00
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
Manila
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
$85.21
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
$40.77
€38.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
$91.42
€85.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
$105.72
€99.19
|
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